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Ann-Marie Dodson RN 💙 retweeted
I accepted the letters of credence from the newly appointed ambassadors of Canada, Spain, Switzerland, Egypt, and Türkiye to Ukraine. Different countries and different relations, but each is important to Ukraine.
We value the diplomatic presence in Kyiv, alongside our people. Last night, the ambassadors experienced Russian ballistic missile strikes, saw the destruction, and indubitably understand how much Ukraine needs help in protecting lives. Supplies and the strengthening of our air defense – from Patriots to HAWKs – all of this matters every single day.
We discussed our efforts to achieve peace and Ukraine’s European integration. We also talked about Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea and the food crisis it is already causing in countries that rely on Ukrainian grain. And of course, we discussed current bilateral issues with all the ambassadors.
Thank you for supporting Ukraine.
@BBCRadio4 I heard an interesting programme today with an interview with a medic from Lourdes where I have been many times.I was quite surprised with what seemed to be a romantic perspective on disability& suffering.Last week I was in bed for 4 of 7 days.I’ve a life so live it
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Braving mines, Russian soldiers and a drone attack, Stuart Ramsay witnesses two women’s emotional reunion with their families.
In a daring operation, they escaped occupied Oleshky on bicycles before travelling 2,000km through Russia and Belarus to reach free Ukraine
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I held a coordination call on the situation with weapons supplies from our partners and efforts to restore energy infrastructure following Russian strikes. Prime Minister Sergii Koretskyi reported on the work underway in the regions. I thank every repair crew and all energy companies that are fully carrying out their assigned tasks. The work is continuing virtually nonstop, and we are using the equipment reserves we have built up. I expect the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Energy, and other agencies involved to communicate in a timely and sufficient manner the need to replenish these reserves.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs reported on the supply of air defense interceptors to Ukraine, first and foremost Patriot missiles. We are working on several tracks – with the United States, Europe, and other partners that have stocks of PAC-2 and PAC-3 missiles. In particular, we have been waiting for nearly a month for Mr. Hegseth to sign off on missiles for Patriots and NASAMS. I instructed our team to raise this with the American side once again. Conversations with other countries are also ongoing.
We also discussed preparations for the November Ramstein meeting. It is important to speed up the implementation of decisions that have been on the table for some time. Every support package is an opportunity to protect people's lives. Thank you to everyone who is providing real support and, in particular, helping speed up these critically important deliveries.
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Our security guarantees are our security guarantees. They cannot be dictated by the Russian side. Restrictions on our army and Ukraine’s neutrality are not up for discussion. The territorial issue is a red line that can only be discussed at the level of leaders. The Americans have long been raising the issue of exchanging territories – they call it “land swaps.” There are also other formats and proposals for discussion.
Everyone must understand. First, we are not exchanging anything for anything. We are ready for discussions. If it is the territorial issue, then it must be discussed at the level of leaders. Other issues – at the level of technical groups. So all of this can be discussed in November.
From an interview with Alla Mazur for TSN Week on 1+1, as part of the United News telethon. (2/5)
So many people are behind Ukraine whose work & support we don’t see but they are there contributing to supporting the medical services.🙏
I met a Cadmus doctor,UK educated & working in Germany nearly two years ago on a humanitarian course.Inspiring.😇
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Після трьох років болю і надії... Наш син та Захисник повертається додому на щиті.
З невимовним сумом повідомляємо, що підтверджено загибель нашого дорогого сина — Воїна Олега Пелишка, який три роки вважався зниклим безвісти після виконання бойового завдання. Довгі три роки наша родина жила надією, аж поки експертиза ДНК остаточно не підтвердила страшну звістку.
Олега привезли до рідного Львова — міста його дитинства, юності та навчання, яке він пішов захищати зі зброєю в руках.
Просимо всіх, хто знав Олега, друзів, побратимів та небайдужих львів’ян розділити з нами цей біль, віддати шану та спільно помолитися за спокій його душі.
Порядок прощання:
22 жовтня
19:05 — зупинка кортежу біля рідного дому (вул. В. Великого, 29).
19:30 — Парастас у храмі Вознесіння Господнього (вул. В. Великого, 10).
23 жовтня
09:30 — молитва у храмі Вознесіння Господнього (вул. В. Великого, 10).
10:20 — виїзд до центру міста.
11:00 — Чин похорону у Гарнізонному храмі Петра і Павла (вул. Театральна).
11:40 — загальноміська церемонія прощання на площі Ринок.
12:00 — поховання на Личаківському цвинтарі.
Світла і вічна пам’ять нашому синові. Низький уклін тобі, Воїне...
З глибоким сумом — батьки та родина.
Ann-Marie Dodson RN 💙 retweeted
This past week alone, Russia has launched around 1,600 guided aerial bombs, 48 missiles of various types, including ballistic missiles, and nearly 2,300 attack drones against Ukraine. Unfortunately, almost every day, these brutal strikes leave people killed and injured. In the evening, Russian strikes on the Dnipro region killed four people. My condolences to their families and loved ones. Another 22 people were injured, including an 11-year-old girl. In Vinnytsia, a Russian drone struck a high-rise apartment building. Six people were injured. In Kharkiv, the Russians first struck a home improvement hypermarket and then carried out a cynical double-tap strike on the emergency services that arrived at the scene. First responders were injured. There were also strikes overnight on a thermal power plant, substations, coal mines, grain storage facilities, shopping malls, and a postal logistics hub. Damage has been reported in nine regions.
This is how Russia responds to diplomacy and deisolation. And it is very important that support for those who protect lives not diminish alongside the negotiation process. We need to unblock the deliveries of Patriot interceptors already approved by European countries. We need to continue supporting Ukrainian combat aviation to defend against jet-powered “shaheds.” Every such defense package, especially ahead of winter, helps save lives. I thank all partners who provide this kind of support.
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This Defender has spent FIFTY MONTHS in Russian captivity. He says the chances of survival there were slim and many died.
He looks emaciated...
None of the letters from their families reached our Warriors in Russian captivity.
📹️️️️️️: army. media. ua/Instagram
Ann-Marie Dodson RN 💙 retweeted
Speaking to me from Kyiv, President Zelensky says he is ready for a ceasefire. “It’s not about the name,” he says, but about “the result: stop the killing, ceasefire, or freeze the conflict – and have strong security guarantees… not to give any chance for Russia, for Putin… to come back to Ukraine and kill our people.”
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Gurkhas from 69 Gurkha Field Squadron deployed into the jungles of Belize on Exercise USTADJIKO KHUKURI. They conducted battlecraft syllabus training in difficult conditions, testing the ability of our Gurkha Engineers.
#Gurkha #Gurkhas #Nepal #Soldiers #Jungle #BritishArmy #Belize
Support this charity tour ⬇️ if you can & live in Europe.🙏
So much sad news from Ukraine but tonight I know my Misha💙is ok&on a grand European tour.Music and culture is so important to Ukraine.We’d so many happy times when the Boyan from Kyiv toured the UK.💙
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BREAKING: Mitt Romney Puts Zelenskyy Alongside Churchill and Washington as Trump Pushes Ukraine to Cave
Trump spent the week trying to strong-arm Ukraine into a deal with Putin, and Mitt Romney just answered him with a history lesson.
The former Republican senator and 2012 presidential nominee posted a short, cutting defense of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that spread across the internet within the hour.
“Churchill could have shortened WW2 by years if he had just ‘done a deal’ with Hitler,” Romney wrote. “George Washington could have done a deal to end the American Revolution. Zelenskyy is in good company.”
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum quickly reposted it, and the message pulled in roughly 140,000 views and nearly 8,000 likes in less than an hour.
Standing With Ukraine When It Counts
Romney’s post lands as the relationship between Washington and Kyiv hits a new low. Trump announced a deal on Oct. 9 to buy Russian diesel in an effort to bring down fuel prices before the midterms. Then over the weekend he attacked Zelenskyy directly, claiming the Ukrainian leader doesn’t want to end the war and probably never did.
Zelenskyy has said he believes steps have been taken to convince Ukraine to capitulate.
Romney’s point is simple. Leaders who refuse to surrender to invaders are not obstacles to peace. They are the reason freedom survives. Churchill refused to bargain with Hitler while bombs fell on London. Washington refused to trade away independence through years of brutal war. History remembers both as heroes.
A Republican Who Still Knows Who the Bad Guy Is
Romney has never wavered on Russia. In 2012 he called it America’s number one geopolitical foe and was mocked for it. More than a decade later, he has been proven right again and again.
While much of his party has gone quiet as Trump cozies up to the Kremlin, Romney refuses to pretend Putin is a partner for peace.
Trump keeps talking about deals. Romney is talking about history. And history has never been kind to the leaders who sold out the people fighting for their freedom.
Ann-Marie Dodson RN 💙 retweeted
Він вижив у полоні 1246 днів. Але перший дзвінок після звільнення розбив його серце.
Коли Дмитро Турківський набрав мамин номер, він почув лише короткі гудки.
Тоді зателефонував сестрі - і почув те, від чого у нього підкосилися ноги: "Мами вже два роки немає".
А ще кілька хвилин тому він стояв на українській землі, обіймався з незнайомими людьми, які зустрічали його з прапорами, і вірив, що найстрашніше вже позаду.
Найстрашніше було попереду.
Йому було 19, коли він, морський піхотинець 36-ї бригади, опинився в епіцентрі російського наступу на Маріуполь.
Сорок дві доби оборони. Авіабомби, що рівняли місто із землею, воронки, в які влазила вантажівка.
Одного ранку о 5:59 він зробив крок до столу з чаєм - і саме тієї секунди авіабомба впала за тридцять метрів.
Його врятував метровий перестінок. Одна секунда - і його б не стало.
А потім був полон. 1246 днів.
Дві банки каші на 32 чоловіки. Дві буханки хліба - на тих самих тридцять двох.
Дощова вода, зібрана з даху, щоб зробити хоч ковток. Понад півтори тисячі ударів електрошокером. Зубна щітка - через два роки. Зубна паста - теж через два.
Люди навколо вішалися, різали собі вени, стрибали з верхнього ярусу головою вниз - бо холод і голод ламали психіку навіть у найсильніших.
Росіяни пропонували йому перейти на їхній бік. Багато разів. Обіцяли кращу їжу. Він відмовлявся.
Хлопці, казав він, брали на себе чужі вбивства - лише щоб отримати більшу пайку. Він не взяв.
Два роки він був повністю відрізаний від світу. Жодної міжнародної організації, жодного листа, жодного вітаміну за три роки й два місяці.
Коли його нарешті вивели на обмін, він ще не знав, що вдома на нього чекає порожнеча.
У Чернігові люди стояли з прапорами, кожен хотів дати йому щось - сигарети, носки, цукерки. Він усміхався. А потім узяв телефон.
Мамин номер не відповідав. Сестра сказала: "Мами вже два роки немає".
Він не встиг попрощатися. Не встиг сказати їй, що повернувся. Не встиг почути її голос.
Коли вони з сестрою зустрілися в госпіталі, він сказав їй лише одне:
"Тепер усі твої проблеми - це мої проблеми. Ти єдина людина, яка в мене залишилася. І за тебе я готовий гори звернути".
Він вижив там, де вижити було майже неможливо. Але найважче випробування чекало його не в полоні. Воно чекало вдома - у вигляді двох років, які вже ніколи не повернути.
Він вижив. Але мама цього вже не дізнається.
So much sad news from Ukraine but tonight I know my Misha💙is ok&on a grand European tour.Music and culture is so important to Ukraine.We’d so many happy times when the Boyan from Kyiv toured the UK.💙
Ann-Marie Dodson RN 💙 retweeted
Finland is a leader of the Shelter Coalition, and we have an agreement to work within this Coalition to secure additional funding for shelter construction in Ukraine. Construction is already underway in different regions of our country – various projects. Some will be completed in the near future, while others are more complex – particularly shelters in hospitals – and are still under construction. We are also placing emphasis on providing mobile shelters.
The fact is that the Shelter Coalition has begun its work. We agreed that Finland will try to organize an international meeting with other countries participating in the Coalition. There are currently 16 members, and the Coalition will expand. We need meetings and formats to secure more funding for these unquestionably important projects. Of all countries in Europe, Finland has the greatest experience and the highest quality of shelter construction.
I said this during a press conference with Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo.
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I'm sitting in a Kyiv hotel room listening to explosions that are rattling the windows.
Meanwhile, the White House is trying to cyber-bully me because I criticized Steve Witkoff for calling Putin a “humanitarian.”
What a weird night. Ah, to be an American journalist in Ukraine.
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Look into the eyes of these titans. Ukraine survives because of warriors like them.
📽 First footage of the fighters of the 65th Brigade after 320 days in hell without rotation on the Zaporizhzhia front.
They walked nearly 18 km over three days to reach the evacuation point.
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